Assembling machine



Sept. 6, 1927. 1,641,542

J. M. LOBlT ASSEMBLING MACHINE il A -1% 2 3 Sheets-Sheet 3 guvewiq'c Sept. 6 1927.

,1. M. LOBIT ASSEMBLING MACHINE a Sheets-Sheet 5 i Filed Aug. 18, 1922 Patented Sept. 6, 1927.

v urrso srATas PATENT oFFic JEANM. LOBIT, on NEW YORK, N.- Y.

Assam/inmate MAoHINE.

- Application filed August 18, 1922. Serial No. 532,593.

This invention relates to machines for producing cast lines or bars of words as a substitute for type setting. More specifically, the invention relates to the assembling I mechanism of such machines and has for of the assembling mechanism.

Fig. 2 is a front elevation, partly in section, of the assembling mechanismi V Fig. 3 is a front elevation of one of the special magazines.

4 is a fragmentary detail rear elevation of one of the magazines and a part of the release mechanism;

Fig. 5 is a detail sectional view taken substantially on the line 5-5 of Fig. 4.

Fig. 6 is a fragmentary detail front elevation of the special magazine shown in Fig. 7 is a section'taken substantially on the line 77 of Fig. 6.

Machines, variously known as linotype, intel-type, etc., are now in common use. These machines comprise assembling mechanism.

and slug-casting mechanism. The assembling mechanism compr ses a receiver adapted to support a magazine or magaz nes removably mounted thereon or therein, each of such magazines being" adapted to hold desired matrices each adapted to cast a letter, numeral or other character. The assem bling mechanism comprises also akey-board and connections whereby, when any key is operated, a matrix bearing a character im pressioncorresponding to that key 1% re leased from a magazine and delivered to the passage or conduit'leading to the casting mechanism. lVhen enoughmatrrc'es are arranged to form a'line or bar they are carried to the casting mechanism where a line or bar is cast into a slug by the lastmentioned mechanism.

Assembling mechanisms as now constructed are coi-nparatively complicated and require a great deal of attention and supervisionto maintain uninterrupted service.

7 lnjfact, even with careful supervision these machines now in use are sub ect to tune consuming shut-downs for repairs and adjustments. Furthermore, in order to provide for the wide range of characters necessary in accomplishing the'work, the key board embodies a large number ofk'eys,.i.neluding those for characters infrequently employed, and the key-board-controlledcon- 1 nections are excessive in number.

In accordance'with myinvention I greatlysimplify the key-board and connected parts and provide special magazines for supplying special matrices, the release of the matrices of these special magazines being selectively controlled preferably by keys carried by such magazines.

Referring to- Figs. 1,2, 4 and 5, it will be seenthat the assembling machine com-,

prises a frame 10 adapted toreceive a plurahty of magazines 11, 11, etc. Each of the magazines 11 is provided with brackets 12 having lugs 13 which are slidably engage able in'channels or grooves le provided in the frame 10. By virtue of thisstructure, various magazines 11 may be inserted into the open front of the frame 10 from thefront or back'of the-machine, and moved rearwardly or forwardly to operative position'." To facilitate such manipulationof the magazine's they may each be provided,

with handles 15.

The magazines 11 being similar, a descrip- V tion of one 'will sufilce for all. Calling tions 16 forming a plurality 'of 'matrix r eceiving pas's'a'ges or chutes 17. Each of these chutesl? is open at top and-bottom where: by a pl 'irality of matrices l8 may be inserted from the top anddischarged at the bottom.

Means are provided for releasably holding the matrices 18 in each chute l7 and for selectively controlling the discharge of the matrices one at a time and at-will when the are preferably constructedas follows-r 7 Each chute 17 is provided at its rear with 1 an escapement pawl" 20, each of said pawls being pivota-lly mounted at .21 on'the rear 23, carried bythe magazine 11', and at its loucorrespond ng magazine-111s in position i over the dellve'ry' ch-annels'19. Such ,means' other end to t-he'upper end off-the pawl.

These springs 22 serve to'bia-s the cone spending pawls to the matrix-holding position shown in Fig. 5. Each of the pawls is provided with a pair of dogs or lugs 24:, 25, which are adapted to extend through openings in the rear wall of the magazine 11 alternately to extend into the path of the shoulders 26 of the matrices. Referring specifically to Fig. 5, it will be seen that when the pawl 20 is in the normal position, there shown, chute 17 may be charged with matrices 18 and they will be held in the chute by engagement of the dog with the shoulder 26 on the lowermost matrix. It the pawl 20 is turned counter-clockwise, the dog 25 will be withdrawn permittlng the lowermost matrix to drop from the magazine. Such movement 01 the pawl, i. e., to withdraw the dog 25, causes the dog 24- to move into the path of and engage the shoulder 26 of the next to lowermost matrix mitted to return to normal position (Fig. 5)

under the action of its spring 22, the dog 2 1 is withdrawn and the matrices drop until the shoulder 26 of the then lowermost matrix engages the dog 25. The pawls 20 are selectively controlled and operated by a key-. board and connections which I shall now proceed to describe. w

A key-board-is provided, as shown in 1* igs 1 and 2. This key-board comprises a plurality or keys 30 each provided on a corresponding one of key levers 31 i ulcrumed or pivoted at 32 to the machine. Each key lever 31 is pivotally connected at 1ts rear end to 'a corresponding one of bars 33 each slidably mounted for vertical sliding movement in reverse directions, in the bracket3t carried by and at the rear of the machine. The upper end of each bar 33'is inclined and adapted to engage and operate a corresponding one of pawls-2O of any magazine 11 positioned over the delivery channels 19.

,The magazines 11 are so loaded and the design is such that when any key 30 is depressed the lowermost matrix. in a corresponding chute 17, i. e., a matrix correspond ing to the particular key depressed, will be released from that magazine 11 then in operative position, and will drop into and through the corresponding delivery channel 19. Upon releaseot the actuated key the parts are automatically restored by gravity to the position shown 1n Figs. 1 and 5 except that one matrix will have been discharged.

Fromany chute 17 a matrix 18 passing therethrough will be discharged upon the. conveyer belt 36 which continuouslymoves. in the direction of the arrow (Fig. 2) by virtue ofpropelling mechanism (not shown). From the belt 36 the matrices are discharged into the passage or conduit- 37 which leads to the usual slug-casting mechanism. It will acters commonly employed in printing. For 7 special characters I prefer to provide the following mechanism.

A special magazine, or special magazines, 111 are provided. (See Figs. 3, 6 and 7.) So' far as the elements 112, 113,115, 116 and 117 are concerned, these are substantially identical to the elements 12, 13, 15, 16 and 17, respectively, of the magazines 11. Each special magazine 111 is adapted to receive matrices 118 which are the same as the matrices 18 except as to the differences in characters. While the control 01" the matrices 118 might be effected from the 7 A plurality of keys 130 are provided, one for each chute 117 of the magazine 111. Each of thesekeys 130 is secured to and carried by a corresponding one of escapement pawls 120. The latter are each pivoted or fulcrumed at 132- to the front of the magazine 111. As in the case of the magazines 11 each escapement pawl is provided with dogs or lugs 12%: and 125 adapted to operate, with'respect to the matrices 118, in substantially the samemanner as in the case-or" the mechanism above described in connection with the magazines lland the main key-board. It will be noted, however, that each key 130 is mounted directly on its corresponding escapement pawl 120 and the dogs 124, 125 cooperate with the'shoulders 126, of the matrices 118, which are toward the front of the magazine 111. Furthermore, instead of employing tension springs to bias the pawls 120 to the position-illustrated in Fig. 7, I employ compression springs 122 eachmounted between a corresponding pawl 120 and bracket 123.

The keys 30 of the main key-board and the keys 130 of each auXiliarykey-board may be provided with the usual indicia, each corresponding to the matrix which is released by the particular key. i a

The operation of the assembling machine maynow be summarized as follows. One or more magazines 11 are placed in the frame 10. One of these magazines is placed in position over the delivery channels 19.

. I may be constructed substantially as follows.

The operator now manipulates the main keyboard in the usual manner successively to discharge the desired matrices from tl'e, magazine 11, through the delivery channels 19, to the belt or conveyer 36 and thence to the channel or conduit 37 whence, when enough matrices have been arranged to form a bar or line, they are carried to" thel eft and a line, bar or slug is automatically cast by the casting machine (not shown). The operator then arranges another line or bar and so on. \Vhen a magazine 11 is no longer desired it is simply pushed toward the front or rear of the machine, and another desired magazine 11 substituted therefor. \Vhenever it is desired to employ a special character or special characters, the magazines 11, at that time in the frame 10, are pushed to the rear and any desired special magazine 111 is moved into the frame 10 from the front thereof to the operative position over the delivery channels 19. The key or keys 130 of the auxiliary keyboard of the particular special magazine 111 are then operated to releasea desired one or more of the special matrices 118. The special magazine 111 may then be removed from the front of the machine and the magazine l1 restored to position over the delivery channels 19.

In accordance with the provisions of the patent statutes, I have herein described the principles of operation of my lnvention, together with the apparatus which I now con sider to represent the best embodiments thereof but I desire to have' it understood that the apparatus shown is only illustrative and that the invention can be carried out by other means. Also, while it is designed to use the various features and elements in the combinations and relations described, some of these may be altered and others omitted without interfering with the more general results and effects outlined, and the invention extends to such use.

What I claim is, V 1. An assembling mechanism for slugcasting machines comprising in combination, a magazine-receiver, a plurality of magazines each adapted to be mounted in said receiver, each of said magazines having matrix-receiving chutes, a main key-board and connections therefor for selectively releasing matrices from any of said magazines when mounted in a predetermined position with respect to said assembling mechanism, a special magazine adapted to be charged with matrices and adapted to be mounted in said receiver, an auxiliary key-board carried by said special magazine, and means operable by said auxiliary keyboard for selectively releasing matrices from said special magazine.

2. An assembling mechanism for slugcasting machines comprising in combination,

with. 7 7. An assembling mechanism for sluga magazine-receiver,a plurality of matrix- .cei'ver, auxiliary key-board carried by said specia'l" matrix-magazine, andmeans operable by" said auxiliary key-board for selectively releasing matrices from said special v matrix-magazine.

3. An assembling machine for slug-casting machines comprising in combination, a

magazine-receiver, a plurality of interchangeable matrix-magazines, a main keyboard and connections therefor for selectively releasing matrices from any of said matrix-magazines when in a predetermined operative position in said assembling machine, a special matrix-magazine adapted to be mounted in the same predetermined operative position adapted to be occupied by each of said first mentioned matrix-magazines, an auxiliary key-board, and means operable by said auxiliary key-board for selectively releasing matrices from said special matrix-magazine. i

4:. In combination, a special matrix-magazine adapted to be mounted in an assembling machine in the position'normally occupied by a main matrix-magazine, said special matrix-magazine including a key-board carried thereby, and means carried by said special matrix-magazine and controlled by said key-board for selectively releasing matrices from said special matrix-magazine.

5. The combination set forth in claim 1 in which a plurality of interchangeable special magazines are provided.

' 6. An assembling mechanism for slug-casting machines comprising in combination, a common magazine-receiver, a series of vdelivery channels, a plurality of interchangeable matriX-magazines eachadapted to be positioned in said receiver in cooperative relation with said channels, a keyboard and connections therefor adapted to selectively release matrices into said channels from the one of said magazines positioned in cooper-- ative relation with said keyboard and connections, a special matrix-magazine adapted to be mounted in said common receiver in adjacent relation to said other matrix-magazines and be positioned in cooperative relation with said channels, an auxiliary keyill board carried by said special matrix-magazine, and means operable by said auxiliary keyboard for selectively releasing matrices from said special matrix-magazine into said delivery channels when said special matrix magazine. is in cooperative relation therecasting machines comprising in combination, a magazine-receiver, a plurality of niagazines each adapted to be mounted in said receiver, each of said magazines having matrix-receiving chutes, a main key-board and connections therefor including matrixengaging pawls for selectively releasing matrices from any of said magazines when mounted in a predetermined position with respect to said assembling mechanism, a plurality of interchangeable special magazines each adapted to be charged With matrices and adaptedto be mounted incsaid receiver, an auxiliary key-board carried by each of said special magazines, and means operable by an auxiliary key-board for selectively releasing matrices from its associated special magazine. 7

In testimony whereof I hereto afi ix. my signature.

J EAN M. LOBIT. 

